Umbrella and parasol



(No Model.)

J. BISSLAND & R. HpWI'LLIAMS.

Umbrella and Parasol.

No. 237,470. Patented Feb. 8,1881.

fifi/a N4 PETERS. PHOTO-LITHOGRAFH UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

JAMES BISSLAND AND RICHARD H. WTLLIAMS, OF MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK.

`UMBRELLA 'AND PARASOL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 237,470, dated February8,1881.

` Application tiled December 23, 1880. (No model.)

`our invention this purpose has 'been accomplished by means of aslide-rod acting directly on the spring-catch-namely, on its shank; but

this device is impracticable, because liable to get out of order and notpositive in its operation.

Our invention consists in a certain novel combination of parts,hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims, whereby thepositive operation or retraction of the spring-catch is insured.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- 4Figure 1 shows it applied to an umbrella. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsection of the upper part of the umbrella stall', on a larger scale thanin the previous gure. Fig. 3 is a similar section of the lower part ofthe statt. Fig. 4 is a cross-section thereof on the line :v x, Fig. 3.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

The letter A designates the umbrella-staff, terminating in a handle, B,at its lower end, and C the spring-catch serving to hold the runner D inits upper position on the staff.

E designates an elbow-lever pivoted to the stati' A on its upper part,and F a similar lever pivoted to the staff on its lower part. Theselevers E F are connected together by a wire, cord, or chain, G, and theupper lever engages the catch O at its free end, while to the lowerlever is connected a thumb-button, H, in such a manner that by pressingupon this but-ton the lower lever is tilted and acts on the upper leverthrough the wire G or its substitute, to cause the catch to be retractedby its means, whereby the runner D is set free and the unlbrella ispermitted to close.

The elbow-levers E F are arranged in slots I J, formed at appropriatepoints in the staff A, the upper slot containing, also, the catch O; andthe statt is made hollow intermediate of these slots, as shown, whilethe wire Gr or its substitute extends through this hollow part of thestaff. Opposite to the slot J, in the lower part of the staff' A, thelatter is preferably furnished with a ring, N, the same having a slot,O, for the passage ot' the shank of the thumbbutton H.

lt will be readily perceived that the elbowlevers E F, together withtheir connectingwire G or its substitute, are an effective means forretracting the catch C, and one which is positive in its operation,while, by the peculiar arrangement of these parts, the good appearanceofthe staff is preserved.

What we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination, with an umbrella-staff, and a spring-catch forholding the runner on the upper part thereof, of two elbow-leverspivoted to the staff on its upper and lower parts, respectively, theupper lever engaging the spring-catch, a wire or its substituteconnecting the levers with each other, and a thumb-button connected tothe lower lever, the whole adapted to operate substantially asdescribed.

2. The combination, with an umbrella-staff', which is constructed withavslot bot-li on its upper and lower parts, and which is hollowintermediate of the slots, and a spring-catch for holding the runner onthe upper. part of such staii", of two elbow-levers pivoted to thestaff-within its slots, respectively, the upper lever engaging thespring-catch, a wire or its substitute extending through the hollowportion of the ystaff and connecting the elbowlevers with each other,and a thumb-button connected to the lower lever, the whole adapted tooperate substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in the presence oftwo snbscribin g witnesses.

JAMES BISSLAND. RICHARD II. WILLIAMS. Witnesses:

W. HAUEE, CEAS. WAIILERs.

